--- title: "The Unexpected Grace of God | The Tree Church" url: https://thetree.church/blog/2025/09/15/the-unexpected-grace-of-god description: "Take 2-3 minutes to quiet yourself and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.  Reading: Matthew 20:1–16Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.  After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what..." lang: en --- 721 N. Memorial Drive, Lancaster, OH 43130✦ Main Service: Sunday 9 & 11am✦ Movement Youth Sunday 5:30pm✦ Lancaster & Logan, Ohio✦ 721 N. Memorial Drive, Lancaster, OH 43130✦ Main Service: Sunday 9 & 11am✦ Movement Youth Sunday 5:30pm✦ Lancaster & Logan, Ohio✦ Blog (https://thetree.church/blog) Take 20: https://thetree.church/blog/category/take-20 # The Unexpected Grace of God September 15th, 2025 by Tree Church Everyday Image: The Unexpected Grace of God (https://base44.app/api/apps/6ac2bb755fa612c2228960ca/files/mp/public/6ac2bb755fa612c2228960ca/903c201ed_18228690_1024x1024_2500.jpg) Take 2-3 minutes to quiet yourself and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time. Reading: **Matthew 20:1–16** Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read. After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you highlighted in the passage and what is going on in your life. ** God’s grace turns our ideas of fairness upside down. In the parable of the vineyard workers, each received the same wage, no matter how long they worked. This challenges our sense of justice, but it reveals the generous heart of God. Grace isn’t earned—it’s given. Think about times when you’ve been shown undeserved kindness or forgiveness. How does this parable reshape your understanding of God’s love? Are there places where you’re clinging to “fairness” instead of rejoicing in His generosity?** Now, take 10 minutes to seek God in prayer… 1. Begin your time in prayer by taking 1-3 minutes to sit in silence (You can take longer if you sense the Spirit already beginning to speak to you). 2. Pray through the things you sensed God speaking to you through the Scriptures or pray the following prayer: **Lord, thank You for Your undeserved grace. Teach me to rejoice in Your generosity, both for myself and for others.** 3. Close by taking 5 minutes to sit in silence, asking God if there is anything else He wants to speak to you today. **Take Action:** 1. Write down one way God has shown you grace you didn’t deserve. Thank Him for it in prayer. 2. Celebrate someone else’s blessing today without comparing it to your own. Posted in Take 20 (https://thetree.church/blog/category/take-20)Assurance (https://thetree.church/blog/tag/assurance)Generosity (https://thetree.church/blog/tag/generosity)